Call to reform traditional 'pondok' schools in Thai south

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Updated August 27, 2008 11:43:13

Whoever is in power in Thailand has to continue dealing with the problem of an active Muslim insurgency in the south of the country.

One prominent native of southern Thailand is ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan. He's suggested one method for ending the insurgency may lie in reforming the curriculum of traditional 'pondok' schools.

Presenter: Sonia Randhawa
Speakers: Surin Pitsuwan, ASEAN Secretary-General; Associate Professor Damien Kingsury, Deakin University

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